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Andrew Breitbart/Michael Steele-Headlined GOP Fundraiser Postponed For September

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Deep in the heart of the Shirley Sherrod scandal, the RNC made the eyecatching announcement last week that it would host a fundraiser in Beverly Hills headlined by Andrew Breitbart and Chairman Michael Steele. Today, donors received a letter announcing that the event, scheduled for August 12-14, would be rescheduled for September.

According to Politico, the announcement noted that it was a “scheduling change” and that RNC spokesman Doug Heye commented that the party is “working on scheduling and we fully plan to have another event based on existing trips to California.” The reason for the scheduling change was not given, nor an exact date for the new event, but it seems that, whatever the reason, the event will end up taking place further away from the epicenter of the Sherrod scandal and closer to Election Day.

Politico also notes that Steele canceled an appearance today with the National Association of Black Journalists, in a similar event to the one where Sherrod announced that she planned to sue Breitbart. Steele cited food poisoning as the reason for the cancellation.

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  • Bootleghaircut

    “Politico also notes that Steele canceled an appearance today with the National Association of Black Journalists, in a similar event to the one where Sherrod announced that she planned to sue Breitbart. Steele cited food poisoning as the reason for the cancellation.”

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…yeah I buy that. “Food poisoning.” OK.

    On the other hand I’ve been telling you people they would not cancel the event but frankly I didn’t thinkthey’d be stupid enough to call more attention to it by playing shell games with the date. Now it looks like they want to lay low until the heat simmers down!!!! Keep it cool baby we’ll get together in the hizzy when the antion’s distracted by September’s folies whatever they may be!

    Yes its official not only is Michael Steel an idiot Breitbart is running scared asking for meeting with racists while Steele is fleeing from black journalists-like most republicans!

    how post-racial! HA!

  • Chudi

    I wonder why you guys never mentioned the Anderson Cooper apologized for not smacking down Shirley Sherrod. That woman is a racist, and his comments on Breitbart confirmed that, and I say this as a black man. Breitbart made a mistake, but saying he wants to return black people to slavery is extremeky stupid and very racist.

  • ImJustThatDamnGood

    @ Big_F-ing_Deal

    You were right despite the large amount of thumbs down you received for your comment.

  • Bootleghaircut

    “You were right despite the large amount of thumbs down you received for your comment”

    which ultimaley mean nothing but are fun! But ask yourself buddy-whay kind of bean counter posts based on such obvious traffic metric watching?

    Let me paraphrase dick cheney on “Polls”; WHO THE FUCK CARES? YOU GET A CHANCE TO VOTE FOR REAL EVERY FOUR YEARS!!!!!

  • Vietnameravet

    Bootleghaircut you really have these clowns nailed!

    The entire Republican party has a sudden attack of massive diarrhea!

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    I called it. lolol

    It looks like he is still gonna make some appearances at teaturd events though.

    Meh…those people have no shame.

    Or brains.

  • ChiliPeppersFan

    my guess is that the rnc just got better rates on the bondage club in sept.
    by the way…did you freaks get paid back for that or are you accumulating s&m points for a belated wedding gift for rush limpballs?

  • Big_F-ing_Deal

    >>”The Tea Party’s Uni-Tea rally in Philadelphia today marked Andrew Breitbart’s first public speech since Shirley Sherrod’s firing from the USDA, but Breitbart ducked TPM’s questions about the incident, and didn’t bring it up at all in his 20-minute long speech.

    A spokesperson for the event, former New Jersey State Senator Richard LaRossa (R), expressed some regret at Breitbart’s association with the Sherrod incident, and TPM asked if Breitbart’s presence would detract from the event’s success in reaching out to black conservatives. “Possibly,” he said. “His message is an anti-racist message. But unfortunately he stepped on his own rhetoric a little.”

    Other organizers were also quick to distance themselves from the Sherrod video, mildly criticizing Breitbart for his role in the incident. “<<

    lolol

  • timzank

    Chudi said:
    I wonder why you guys never mentioned the Anderson Cooper apologized for not smacking down Shirley Sherrod. That woman is a racist, and his comments on Breitbart confirmed that, and I say this as a black man. Breitbart made a mistake, but saying he wants to return black people to slavery is extremeky stupid and very racist.

    Chudi, on this site, with these guys, you will be llabeled a “tom” because you don’t agree with them. There is no reasoning with them.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Waiting 30 days or so will have no impact on Andrew Not So Breitbart’s credibility – he’ll still be a lying POS.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Big_F-ing_Deal said:
    >>”The Tea Party’s Uni-Tea rally in Philadelphia today marked Andrew Breitbart’s first public speech since Shirley Sherrod’s firing from the USDA, but Breitbart ducked TPM’s questions about the incident, and didn’t bring it up at all in his 20-minute long speech. A spokesperson for the event, former New Jersey State Senator Richard LaRossa (R), expressed some regret at Breitbart’s association with the Sherrod incident, and TPM asked if Breitbart’s presence would detract from the event’s success in reaching out to black conservatives. “Possibly,” he said. “His message is an anti-racist message. But unfortunately he stepped on his own rhetoric a little.” Other organizers were also quick to distance themselves from the Sherrod video, mildly criticizing Breitbart for his role in the incident. “<< lolol

    They can talk Uni-tea all they want but until the Tea Party gets a grasp on Reali-tea they’re only a far fringe right collection of nutcakes.

  • Pablo

    How’s that nice hot mug of StupidiTea working for ya, Bill?

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Adkins/1585417987 Bill Adkins

    Pablo said:
    How’s that nice hot mug of StupidiTea working for ya, Bill?

    Can’t find it on the shelves, Pablow – the Teapublicans have cornered that market.

  • Founders_were_Liberal

    Even pusillanimous professional propagandists have a sense of when they’ve stepped in their attack dog’s poo.

  • Nachi

    “A gathering of insects.”

  • Iris

    HA,HA told you so! You right wing hatemonger geezers better send your bait and switch goldline coins to the BRITEFART FOX LEGAL DEFENSE FUND! Britefart is toast and the hilarious part is he toasted himself! HA,HA!

  • murphy0071

    Brietbarf is a typical tea bagger Republican whore.

  • oPad

    Chudi said:
    I wonder why you guys never mentioned the Anderson Cooper apologized for not smacking down Shirley Sherrod. That woman is a racist, and his comments on Breitbart confirmed that, and I say this as a black man. Breitbart made a mistake, but saying he wants to return black people to slavery is extremeky stupid and very racist.

    OK, OK, once and for all I “get” it already. Black people are the “real” racists – always have been!
    Even when they were whining about being hanged, it wasn’t because they were black, it was because they were lazy and stupid. It all makes sense now. The way to end racism is for those god-awful ungrateful negroes to quit bitchin’ about it and stop being so damn… well… RACIST fer cryin’ out loud!

    Thank heaven’s this Forum really clears things up.

  • http://none pyrope

    If Michael Steele and Bretbart are the best the Republicans can find, they deserve to lose, and this remark is coming from a conservative. I say again, Mr. -0bama did not “win” the presidency, the Republicans LOST it.

  • http://none pyrope

    murphy0071 said:
    Brietbarf is a typical tea bagger Republican whore.

    You dishonor the Tea Party by associating Brietbart with them.

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